Animal-trap.



W. G. H. RIPPEB.

ANIMAL TRAP.

(Applicatiop filed Feb. 14, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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Patented Oct. 22, MM.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VIL LIAM G. H. RIPPER, OF NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

ANIMAL-TRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 684,867, dated October22, 1901.

Application filed February 14, 1901. Serial No. 47,359. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. H. RIP- PER, acitizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at New Brighton, in the county of Beaver andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Animal-Traps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inanimal-traps, and as a novel feature in such I provide a means ofejecting the imprisoned animal, so that it may be killed by dogs orother means.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figurel is a side view of my improved animal-trap; and Fig. 2 is an endsectional View of the same, showing my improved ejector in position.

A is the body of the trap, which may be made of any suitable material,but preferably of wire, and in size may be made for large or smallanimals.

B is the entrance to the trap, which I show in conical form. The animalpasses through this part and into the space below its mouth, and as thedifficulty of returning through this conical opening is much greaterthan passing through the second conical way B the animal goes on throughthis second way, passing over a trap-door B which is pivoted at D andhas a weighted lever D to close the same when the animal passes 01f,thus being always in position for the next animal. D is a hinged door inthe movable partition D. This movable partition may be made of anysuitable material and may be of wire, as I have shown it. This door D ishinged at d (1 cl. The partition is moved by a handle D through theslot 1) along the side of the trap and is kept up and in position byguide-- wires a, e, and d, stretched lengthwise in the trap. The dottedline near the end next to the exit shows this movable partition in achanged position after the animal has been ejected.

O is the exit from the trap, c a door, and c a latch to fasten the door.

c c are bearings to aid in sliding the movable partition toward the exitand back.

The animal on passing through the conical opening over the trap B dropsdown into the main chamber of the trap, when the weighted lever D closesthe return way. Then when it is desired to force the animal out throughthe exit 0 the movable partition is passed along over the guide wiresand through the slotted portion. In this way an exit is forced. Thedifficulty in getting the captured animal out of other traps is in thisway overcome.

Having thus fully shown and described my' invention, what I claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1'. The combination in an animal-trap of a movable partition supportedtherein, the handle D operated in the slot 6, formed in the side of thetrap, substantially as described and shown.

2. In an animal-trap: a sliding partition having a hinged door D;supports a, e and d in combination with a slot 1) made in the side ofthe trap substantially as described and shown.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WM. G. H. RIPPER.

Witnesses:

WM. W. WILSON, J. H. HAMILTON.

